Our favorite way to eat Swiss Chard
I love to grow swiss chard. My favorite variety is called ‘bright lights’ or ‘tri-color chard’. As you can see – it is visually stunning
I love to grow swiss chard. My favorite variety is called ‘bright lights’ or ‘tri-color chard’. As you can see – it is visually stunning
I might be slightly obsessed with oatmeal. Okay, so maybe “slightly” isn’t the right word. TOTALLY obsessed with oatmeal is more like it. I have
I always cook too much rice. On purpose. Here’s why… Cooked rice (brown or white) is wonderful leftover in a quick cold or room-temperature salad.
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I just can’t help but love pasta. It’s in my blood. Being that my hubby needs to avoid carbs – this has been a bit
We eat a LOT of oatmeal around here…mainly because we like it and it’s a good, whole-grain source for fuel in the morning. And it’s
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The Sweet Pea had a birthday recently. 10 years old! Double digits! It called for a special celebration. She requested an ice cream cake. “What
I’m so glad to have all of you to find delicious recipes around the web for me! I never would have found this one, but
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I have always loved mayonnaise – on sandwiches, tuna and chicken salads, burgers, potato salad, broccoli salad, any vegetable salad really. So when we cut
Confession: this is the third time I’ve sat down to write this book review. I have such a deep fondness for this cookbook that I’m
Smoky cumin, spicy chili, and creamy cheese and/or sour cream come together to form one of my favorite flavor combinations of all time. I’ve found
With a four-star review at Food.com, over 190 of Plan to Eat users have added this recipe to their recipe books. At #28 in the
I often feed my kiddos leftovers for lunch… but when I plan ahead, we actually have a great sandwich! Sandwiches seem to be the typical
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I don’t know who Terry is. But boy did my kids love her spinach casserole! I pulled this recipe out of a recent issue of
I remember telling a friend, years ago – ‘You don’t really like kale! You just like it because it’s good for you!’ I had tasted some
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I love feeding a crowd. We’ve been doing a lot of that lately, even if it’s just an extra couple of mouths to feed. A
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I got a cheese making kit in the mail a few weeks ago, which I was so excited to rifle through and examine. I love
“They’re just pancakes,” I told my husband as I sifted through the comments of this recipe. In reading through the thoughts of those who had
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I really do let the kids eat these for breakfast. Or any time they want, for that matter!
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Sometimes, you just need a simple weeknight casserole. Period.
I swap dinner with a neighbor two nights a week. Monday and Wednesday I cook. Tuesday and Thursday I eat bon bons and paint my
I love the way that Jamie Oliver uses the word proper to describe a certain dish. It sounds very British, yes, but it also implies
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The first year the Sweetie Pie and I were married, we couldn’t afford to pay someone to do our taxes, so I decided I’d do
I wrote an article for a local food magazine, Edible Wasatch, about summer popsicles. As it turns out, the Frog Egg Popsicle recipe makes a
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Every time I pulled out my stash of dessert recipes, I’d come to this one, sigh, and move on. It sounded exactly like something I
Apparently 4-year-olds want to eat spray-painted cartoon characters. Here is a conversation between my son, Sam and I: “Sam, what kind of cake do you
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